Making lithium-ion batteries safer, stronger
Today's rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are good, but they could be much better in the future.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 12, 2017
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Research collaboration brings new concepts for potassium-ion batteries
Researchers are making progress in developing rechargeable batteries based on potassium, a potential alternative to lithium that's less expensive and far more plentiful, and also have shown how to derive carbon for battery ...
Materials Science
Jun 21, 2017
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Harnessing the energy generated when freshwater meets saltwater
Penn State researchers have created a new hybrid technology that produces unprecedented amounts of electrical power where seawater and freshwater combine at the coast.
Energy & Green Tech
May 29, 2017
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The next Pluto mission—an orbiter and lander?
For decades, we could only imagine what the view of Pluto's surface might be. Now, we have the real thing.
Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2017
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2017 Honda Accord Hybrid has top travel range in its class
Honda's Accord Hybrid has returned for 2017 as a roomy, comfortable mid-size sedan that's the most fuel-efficient gasoline-electric hybrid four-door car in its class.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 5, 2017
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Scientists probe underground depths of Earth's carbon cycle
Understanding how carbon dissolves in water at the molecular level under extreme conditions is critical to understanding the Earth's deep carbon cycle—a process that ultimately influences global climate change.
Earth Sciences
Nov 9, 2016
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Scientists develop quick-destructing battery to power 'transient' devices
Self-destructing electronic devices could keep military secrets out of enemy hands. Or they could save patients the pain of removing a medical device. Or, they could allow environmental sensors to wash away in the rain.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 4, 2016
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Built in sensors make lithium-ion batteries safer
Researchers in Penn State's Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Center are working to make the lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries we use every day safer by inserting sensors to warn users of potential problems inside ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 7, 2016
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Researchers obtain patent for new process that converts waste heat into hydrogen
Researchers from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Penn State have discovered an effective method to convert waste heat into hydrogen gas without the use of fossil fuels.
Materials Science
Oct 30, 2015
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Sodium-ion batteries are potential power technology of future
The high cost and scarcity of lithium are driving research to develop alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, especially to meet future needs in energy storage, say researchers from Purdue University in an article about a ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 23, 2015
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